Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D.
Specialist · Birmingham, AL
Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1356323547, issued on Nov 15, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 00021270, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael S. Beckenstein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 00021270 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Saint Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Phone
- (205) 933-9308
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (205) 939-3353
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071219000541); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael S. Beckenstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 00021270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
270 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol42 claims
- Cephalexin41 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl31 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim28 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,101.66
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Michael S. Beckenstein among 545 specialist records in Alabama
Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D. is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1991 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Alabama
There are 545 specialist records in Alabama.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joseph Schumacher, PH.DBirmingham, AL 352051891929592
- Mia Taylor, ATC, LATBirmingham, AL 352051508186461
- Maria Wellman, MDBirmingham, AL 352051447268032
- Robert Smith, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352031407871452
- Clara Chung, MDBirmingham, AL 352091972575918
Common questions
What is Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356323547, issued on Nov 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Saint Vincents Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 933-9308. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00021270, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael S. Beckenstein, M.D. had 270 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.